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isn't it the danger had tunisia would lead the way again? there have been a series of protests over the last couple of months, young people in the midwest want the opposition leader out of power. he said this you about the government, for 50 years we have had a society that's for progress and tolerance. talking about the government he says they want to change the way we lifs. the party did back down a bit on some of the elements of sherea law but it's a very difficult situation there in this much more tolerant place. if they can't get it done there what does this signal for the rest of the region? >> syria is doing a pretty good job of that and in fact egypt is dong a good job. there's a lot of discontent with the do-nothing islamist regime. there's been a lot of talk about issues and women rights, but there hasn't been a lot of talk about joshua was talking about, the economy. remember tunisia is much a tourist economy. but not the society that egypt does. more likely this is going to play out in the civilian context and that's probably goo
isn't it the danger had tunisia would lead the way again? there have been a series of protests over the last couple of months, young people in the midwest want the opposition leader out of power. he said this you about the government, for 50 years we have had a society that's for progress and tolerance. talking about the government he says they want to change the way we lifs. the party did back down a bit on some of the elements of sherea law but it's a very difficult situation there in this...
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although the tunisia prime minister denies it. he promised a full investigation and to catch those responsible for the murder. alisyn: do we have answer wlormt this assassination will spark more violence? >> reporter: we've already seen three days of violence and protest in tunisia and clashes with the police. and their main demand of the protesters, that the conservative islamic government steps down in tunisia. in tunisia we've seen muslim clerics call for opposition leaders to be killed. is far it hasn't happened in egypt yet but the egyptian government is promising more police and support and protection for opposition figures. given the problems in the country it is very possible we could see some type of attack on opposition leaders and both of these countries are coming out of a difficult political transition that have often been more violent than democratic. alisyn. alisyn: a real tinderbox there of tension. conor powell, thanks for the update. rick: coming up after the break, a troubling sign as the president prepares to d
although the tunisia prime minister denies it. he promised a full investigation and to catch those responsible for the murder. alisyn: do we have answer wlormt this assassination will spark more violence? >> reporter: we've already seen three days of violence and protest in tunisia and clashes with the police. and their main demand of the protesters, that the conservative islamic government steps down in tunisia. in tunisia we've seen muslim clerics call for opposition leaders to be...
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the national correspondent joins us live from tunisia. why did they release him and do they suspect he's part of 9/11 or not. >> hi, well, i think that they released him because the evidence against him was largely circumstantial. there are a lot of reasons to be suspicious this have man. he spent time in prison and a few years back on charges of wanting iraq, jihad there. and he was in nabir at the time and questioned whether he was planning to go to syria and fight there. but i think ultimately, they didn't have anything solid on him. >> greta: the fbi finally, our fbi are finally able to question him. do you have any information now on your end in tunisia, what information he gave them? we're getting nothing on this end. >> well, no, i mean, the americans have certainly been in touch and cagey about what actually took place and the tunisia not discussing it in any detail. and what's interesting, an extremist group here in sharia and published photographs of the fbi agents allegedly did the questioning on one of their official media net
the national correspondent joins us live from tunisia. why did they release him and do they suspect he's part of 9/11 or not. >> hi, well, i think that they released him because the evidence against him was largely circumstantial. there are a lot of reasons to be suspicious this have man. he spent time in prison and a few years back on charges of wanting iraq, jihad there. and he was in nabir at the time and questioned whether he was planning to go to syria and fight there. but i think...
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tunisia's democratic transition. the government continues to grapple with the threat of violent extremism. our assistance to the security sector focuses on counterterrorism support, border security training and a continuation of long-standing programs such as the international military, education and training program and foreign military financing. algeria has been a critical security partner in the regional violent extremist organizations and particularly it is a linchpin in the struggle against al qaeda and the islamic maghreb aqim and affiliates. the attack highlighted the growing transnational threats in the region. the algerian military continues to be operations against aqim and affiliates. additionally algeria provides training and equipment assistance to its neighbors contributing to the broad regional efforts. the dod engages in algeria across a range of activities to include permission sharing and exercises. with morocco, the united states and the kingdom share a long history of bilateral relations. morocco
tunisia's democratic transition. the government continues to grapple with the threat of violent extremism. our assistance to the security sector focuses on counterterrorism support, border security training and a continuation of long-standing programs such as the international military, education and training program and foreign military financing. algeria has been a critical security partner in the regional violent extremist organizations and particularly it is a linchpin in the struggle...
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these are the biggest and loudest protests in tunisia since the revolution there two years ago. the one that sparked the whole arab spring. a vocal critic of the government was shot dead outside his home yesterday. that infuriated people who say he was assassinated. it was political. they were already unhappy with tunisia's political situation since the arab spring the new islamist led government is keeping down individual freedoms. the people are not happy. tunisia's prime minister fired his cabinet and called for new elections hoping to calm tensions, then his deputy said the party wasn't unified on that. and it might not happen. we are watching developments. >>> let's gets back to our top story. a shooter on the loose in los angeles. the suspect a former cop is identified as christopher dorner. he was fired from the police force five years ago. and he might now be seeking revenge. dorner accused of shooting three los angeles police officers early this morning. one of them fatally, plus he's the prime suspect in a double killing over the weekend. we are covering all angles of
these are the biggest and loudest protests in tunisia since the revolution there two years ago. the one that sparked the whole arab spring. a vocal critic of the government was shot dead outside his home yesterday. that infuriated people who say he was assassinated. it was political. they were already unhappy with tunisia's political situation since the arab spring the new islamist led government is keeping down individual freedoms. the people are not happy. tunisia's prime minister fired his...
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tunisia $320 million. think it is unacceptable. we lost four individuals who gave their lives serving our country and some. have been some the thought that our government will give that foreign aid to the morsi government and not have the fbi and being given the access to that individual to is unacceptable. if you could keep the committee informed on the progress of the morsi government giving you access, i would appreciate it,. ann patterson told me she would raise it and she told me secretary kerry was going to raise it. i don't know if he did. if you could let me know in a week or two. >> i will do that. on friday, a federal judge in california declared the fbi oppose the use of national security letters unconstitutional,. i assume the department will pursue an appeal. do you have any comment on the fbi's use of national security national-security letters in a tool to protect national security? >> the arc critical tool. in terms of establishing pren invasive or more extensive investigations. without the ability to get informatio
tunisia $320 million. think it is unacceptable. we lost four individuals who gave their lives serving our country and some. have been some the thought that our government will give that foreign aid to the morsi government and not have the fbi and being given the access to that individual to is unacceptable. if you could keep the committee informed on the progress of the morsi government giving you access, i would appreciate it,. ann patterson told me she would raise it and she told me secretary...
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five weeks and we give tunisia $320 million? and finally. abu jamal set up the train camps in north africa for terrorists. we he haven't spoken to him either. >> when i egypt i gave them a letter specifically asking president morrisey to allow the fbi to interview the person they have in custody. has the fbi been given access to the individual jamal? egypt? >> no, not yet. >> and just last week secretary of state kerry gave the egyptians $250 million and last month a few f-16s to boot. now, cia director john brennan says we need to respect those countries and let them do their job. >> we press our partners and foreign governments to hold individuals and to allow us access to it. sometimes their laws do not allow you that to happen. i think the united states government has to respect these governments' right to in fact enforce their laws appropriately. >> judge jeanine: really? we give them money. we get nothing in return other than their hatred for americans and we are waiting, wishing and hoping? and what about the benghazi survivors? why h
five weeks and we give tunisia $320 million? and finally. abu jamal set up the train camps in north africa for terrorists. we he haven't spoken to him either. >> when i egypt i gave them a letter specifically asking president morrisey to allow the fbi to interview the person they have in custody. has the fbi been given access to the individual jamal? egypt? >> no, not yet. >> and just last week secretary of state kerry gave the egyptians $250 million and last month a few f-16s...
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tunisia man suspected of involvement, has been released from custody. we'll get reaction shortly from one of the administration's biggest critics on the issue. first, national security correspondent jennifer griffin has the story from the pentagon. >> four months to the day since ambassador chrissteins and three others were killed in a terror attack on the u.s. benghazi mission, one of the only suspects in custody has been released. 26-year-old, tunisia detained in turkey was released by tunsen court due to lack of evidence according to the lawyer. he was present in the attack on the u.s. mission, fox news reported in november. based on video that the u.s. intelligence agencies had from the compound. his brother fought against the u.s. forces in iraq and his father encouraged both suns tovo themselveses in jihad, according to the lawyer. the f.b.i. gained access to him in late december. allowed to question him, in what some described as kangaroo court filled with protesters for three hours. law enforcement officials say he was, "probably not a big playe
tunisia man suspected of involvement, has been released from custody. we'll get reaction shortly from one of the administration's biggest critics on the issue. first, national security correspondent jennifer griffin has the story from the pentagon. >> four months to the day since ambassador chrissteins and three others were killed in a terror attack on the u.s. benghazi mission, one of the only suspects in custody has been released. 26-year-old, tunisia detained in turkey was released by...
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a live report from tunisia. in two minutes when you thought you've seen it all. a new reality show sparking outrage before it aired. has tv finally gone too far. has tv finally gone too far. you see y y y y y the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more... [ midwestern/chicago accent ] cheddar! yeah! 50 percent more [yodeling] yodel-ay-ee-oo. 50% more flash. [ southern accent ] 50 percent more taters. that's where tots come from. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on every purchase plus a 50% annual bonus on the cash you earn. it's the card for people who like more cash. 50% more spy stuff. what's in your wallet? this car is too small. >> brace yourselves, a new reality show is stirring up controversy even before it hits the air, called "all my babies' mamas" and it stars shorty walker, a rapper who 1 kids from ten different women. and the preview. >> they say i'm the first lady, i'm the baby mama with the most power, and i control the finan
a live report from tunisia. in two minutes when you thought you've seen it all. a new reality show sparking outrage before it aired. has tv finally gone too far. has tv finally gone too far. you see y y y y y the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more... [ midwestern/chicago accent ] cheddar! yeah! 50 percent more [yodeling] yodel-ay-ee-oo. 50% more flash. [ southern accent ] 50 percent more taters. that's...
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the news agency in tunisia reports he was questioned as a witness, not a suspect, but an american federal law enforcement official tells susan candiotti the freed man remains a suspect. the official says investigators have identified 15 other individuals that he believes will eventually be indicted. cnn contributor tom fuentes says bringing any suspects to justice will be very difficult because of the chaos in the aftermath of the attack. he says the fbi also lacks a strong investigative partner in libya. >>> for the second day in a row the same airline, the same boston airport, is having a problem with boeing's dream liner. this is japan airlines. there was a flight carrying 181 people. it was turned around after the cockpit crew discovered the 787 was leaking fuel. yesterday, an apparent electrical fire sent smoke through a different dream liner. boeing analyst carter league tells electrical problems are to be expected on new plane monday's fire appeared unrelated to problems it had before. the company didn't have an immediate comment on today's fuel spill and this follows the fact the
the news agency in tunisia reports he was questioned as a witness, not a suspect, but an american federal law enforcement official tells susan candiotti the freed man remains a suspect. the official says investigators have identified 15 other individuals that he believes will eventually be indicted. cnn contributor tom fuentes says bringing any suspects to justice will be very difficult because of the chaos in the aftermath of the attack. he says the fbi also lacks a strong investigative...
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your people were in tunisia waiting for five weeks. >> they were and tripoli for a long time. .n tunisia i hope i would have the support of the committee but we mark up. i think it is unacceptable. we lost four individuals who gave their life serving our country. the very thought that our problem will give the foreign aid to the morsi government and not having the fbi having access to that individual is unacceptable. anne patterson told issue would secretaryo thomas kerry was going to raise it. >> on friday, a federal judge in california to clear the -- declare the letters unconstitutional. on thehave any comment fbi's use of national security letters and your use of them as a tool. the article told in terms of establishing a predicate -- they are essential tools of in terms of establishing a predicate. without them, we would be working without - with one hand tied behind our backs. could just invent a stethoscope stayed the ruling it has been addressed elsewhere. my expectation is it is addressed. it is an essential tool. >> how essential -- what would ifthe circumstances if it -- the r
your people were in tunisia waiting for five weeks. >> they were and tripoli for a long time. .n tunisia i hope i would have the support of the committee but we mark up. i think it is unacceptable. we lost four individuals who gave their life serving our country. the very thought that our problem will give the foreign aid to the morsi government and not having the fbi having access to that individual is unacceptable. anne patterson told issue would secretaryo thomas kerry was going to...
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but i'm a revolution junkie, and it succeeded in tunisia. it succeeded in egypt. i wanted it to succeed everywhere. >> for decades gadhafi was one of the world's most eccentric leaders, known for his flamboyant outfits and his all-female bodyguards. but he was also an open supporter of international terrorism, with links to the lockerbie bombers, the i.r.a., and other militant groups. >> he kept libya under very, very tight wraps. he would disappear people. there was no freedom of any kind. massacres in prison. so he was a horrendous, horrible, brutal dictator. >> anyone who spoke out against him at all would be arrested immediately, sometimes tortured, sometimes killed. >> tracy shelton is a 34-year-old freelance journalist from australia who heads to libya to cover the conflict. >> it began with protests, as in many of the arab countries, inspired by egypt and tunisia. people started protesting for more freedom. but the reaction from the gadhafi regime was to shoot protesters, to try and stop these protests with violence. >> the violence that gadhafi unleashed o
but i'm a revolution junkie, and it succeeded in tunisia. it succeeded in egypt. i wanted it to succeed everywhere. >> for decades gadhafi was one of the world's most eccentric leaders, known for his flamboyant outfits and his all-female bodyguards. but he was also an open supporter of international terrorism, with links to the lockerbie bombers, the i.r.a., and other militant groups. >> he kept libya under very, very tight wraps. he would disappear people. there was no freedom of...
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first in tunisia and then in egypt, popular protests toppled ng-serving autocratdts while gaddafi was ousted. regimes have proven resilient and in several cases willing to use extreme levels of violence to maintain their survival. and so in the waning months of the third year what has been dubbed the arab spring, the future of a large swath of the global community remains uncertain. with egypt under military control and syria ablaze, it is not surprising that many here in the united states and elsewhere in the west view each new development with concern that an already volatile region could spiral completely out of control. the situation in syria is undoubtedly grim, and egypt faces a prolonged period of instability, but the news is not uniformerly bad. in tunisia, the government, headed by the hinada party, demands it hand over power to a caretaker government and scheduled new elections. tiny tunisia could again show its larger neighbors that a democratic transition, even an extended one of several intermediate steps, is possible in a region bufted by the cross-currents of religion,
first in tunisia and then in egypt, popular protests toppled ng-serving autocratdts while gaddafi was ousted. regimes have proven resilient and in several cases willing to use extreme levels of violence to maintain their survival. and so in the waning months of the third year what has been dubbed the arab spring, the future of a large swath of the global community remains uncertain. with egypt under military control and syria ablaze, it is not surprising that many here in the united states and...
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the new government of tunisia is now sold in a big auction. all these treasures collected by tunisia's ousted president. a fleet of luxury sports cars, gold statues, jewelry. this is all being auctioned off. officials say all the money went right back into the country's economy. if you were among more than 1 million people who owned certain models of toyota, there is news you will want to hear. the carmaker is hit by another recall. invest exactly how they want. with scottrade's online banking, i get one view of my bank and brokerage accounts with one login... to easily move my money when i need to. plus, when i call my local scottrade office, i can talk to someone who knows how i trade. because i don't trade like everybody. i trade like me. i'm with scottrade. (announcer) scottrade. awarded five-stars from smartmoney magazine. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> a possible tornado touches down. chad, what do we know? >> north of atlanta there is a suburb called adairsville along i-75. there is quite a a bit of damage inside. we were o
the new government of tunisia is now sold in a big auction. all these treasures collected by tunisia's ousted president. a fleet of luxury sports cars, gold statues, jewelry. this is all being auctioned off. officials say all the money went right back into the country's economy. if you were among more than 1 million people who owned certain models of toyota, there is news you will want to hear. the carmaker is hit by another recall. invest exactly how they want. with scottrade's online banking,...
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what you can know is the spark that would have been a man, a shopkeeper self-taught and leading into tunisia. the best thing you can do is expect it might ignite at any time and to get ahead of it. so to get our friends in the middle east to reform before the people were in the streets was always trying to get ahead of what happened ultimately and egypt a and tunisia and other places to respect talk about the collapse of the soviet union in terms of what the scholars knew. you were right there. >> i was. we used to laugh when people would say that gorbachev is bound to fall from power. thank you. but when, this was the issue because, the general sense that things are going bad is not enough. people knew that the infrastructure, the political, economic, social soviet union was weak. i went to the soviet union the first time in 1979 to study language. i was there for an extended period of time and i was a student of the soviet military. i remember thinking i had this image of the soviet military as 10 feet tall. and i remember going into a store to buy some little thing for my family, and they
what you can know is the spark that would have been a man, a shopkeeper self-taught and leading into tunisia. the best thing you can do is expect it might ignite at any time and to get ahead of it. so to get our friends in the middle east to reform before the people were in the streets was always trying to get ahead of what happened ultimately and egypt a and tunisia and other places to respect talk about the collapse of the soviet union in terms of what the scholars knew. you were right there....
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in tunisia. i hope i would have the support of the committee when we mark up. i think it is unacceptable. we lost four individuals who gave their life serving our country. the very thought that our problem will give the foreign aid to the morsi government and not having the fbi having access to that individual is unacceptable. anne patterson told issue would raise it to thomas secretary kerry was going to raise it. >> on friday, a federal judge in california to declare the letters unconstitutional. do you have any comment on the fbi's use of national security letters and your use of them as a tool. >> they are a critical tool establishing a predicate -- they are essential tools in terms of establishing a predicate. without them, we would be working with one hand tied behind our backs. it has been addressed elsewhere. i know she has stayed the ruling so that an appeal can be taken. second circuit address the same the actionsund that to the way we're operating under that particular statute it via the constitutional -- in-line my expectation is it is addressed. ei
in tunisia. i hope i would have the support of the committee when we mark up. i think it is unacceptable. we lost four individuals who gave their life serving our country. the very thought that our problem will give the foreign aid to the morsi government and not having the fbi having access to that individual is unacceptable. anne patterson told issue would raise it to thomas secretary kerry was going to raise it. >> on friday, a federal judge in california to declare the letters...
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there was somebody picked up in tunisia. he has been released. we give the tunisians $320 million a year. there have been no federal employees given protection to come in. no one has been subpoenaed. no one has been talked to. the people, there is still individual out of bethesda who was wounded, six months after, still going through rehabilitation. the only way -- the only way --. bill: give us rationale for why this is happening? why are these answers so elusive still? >> you know, personally i think there's a effort by the administration to cover this up, and i think the only way you're going to get to the bottom of it now is to have a select committee whereby they have subpoena authority. it can be bipartisan. you know you would have never found out what took place in watergate if you had not a select committee to look at this. it has been six months. you can see the administration is not cooperating. secretary clinton, did she even go visit the wounded out at bethesda? you need subpoena power really to protect the federal employees. their ca
there was somebody picked up in tunisia. he has been released. we give the tunisians $320 million a year. there have been no federal employees given protection to come in. no one has been subpoenaed. no one has been talked to. the people, there is still individual out of bethesda who was wounded, six months after, still going through rehabilitation. the only way -- the only way --. bill: give us rationale for why this is happening? why are these answers so elusive still? >> you know,...
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i was not surprised people in tunisia got sick of corrupt government. they wanted a rightful place in society. i hope the american people will not say it is none of our visit. because the september 11th exhibit said it is our business. it matters here at home. >> people look at arab spring and the muslim brotherhood and egypt and they are not extoling freedoms currently and they say, is that going the right direction? >> it depends on whether or not there is a continuium of collections. the muslim brotherhood wins and campaigns on better healthcare and education and jobs and he gets to go back to the egyptian people and say i deliver or didn't deliver. the egyptian people will have a second chance to vote for somebody that they are interested in putting in power. a democracies take time to evolve. it seems like the role of those who are living in comfortable free societies ought to take an interest in the evolution of that. demcreation for our own national security. >> immigration reform. i talked to you at the ranch in crawford. >> when was that? >> 20
i was not surprised people in tunisia got sick of corrupt government. they wanted a rightful place in society. i hope the american people will not say it is none of our visit. because the september 11th exhibit said it is our business. it matters here at home. >> people look at arab spring and the muslim brotherhood and egypt and they are not extoling freedoms currently and they say, is that going the right direction? >> it depends on whether or not there is a continuium of...
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we need to stay united for tunisia. the law requires prior authorization from police for political meetings involving three or more people and allows the use of force to clear unauthorized gatherings. the bill passed despite protests and attempts to block it by members of the ugandan government. ofcomes amidst a crackdown the previous president. president obama delivered his latest address on the economy tuesday claiming a recovery in the housing market and calling for private lenders to form the backbone of the market while the government plays a more limited role. speaking in phoenix, ariz., he backed a plan to end the firms fannie mae and freddie mac in the effort to avoid another crisis. >> one thing we can do to make sure this doesn't happen again is to wind down these companies that are not really government but private-sector. they are known as freddie mac and fannie mae. for too long, these companies were allowed to make huge profits, buying mortgages, knowing that if their bets when that, taxpayers would be lef
we need to stay united for tunisia. the law requires prior authorization from police for political meetings involving three or more people and allows the use of force to clear unauthorized gatherings. the bill passed despite protests and attempts to block it by members of the ugandan government. ofcomes amidst a crackdown the previous president. president obama delivered his latest address on the economy tuesday claiming a recovery in the housing market and calling for private lenders to form...
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known suspect in connection with the september 11th consulate attack has been released by officials in tunisia due to lack of evidence. >>> the u.s. preparing for a withdrawal from afghanistan by the end of 2014, the white house considering a plan that would leave no american troops behind, not even in supporting roles. that's according to a national security adviser in the administration. despite recommendations by general john allen for the u.s. to leave as many as 15,000 troops, this is the first suggestion that president obama could opt for a full withdrawal as he did in iraq in 2011. others in the administration are calling for a limited footprint, maybe as small as 2,500 troops. military officials say a force of that size would not be able to prevent a collapse of the fragile afghan state. >>> afghan president hamid karzai scheduled to meet with president obama on friday to discuss exactly this, the u.s. role in afghanistan beyond 2014. >>> now to business where the 787 dreamliner is turning into a bit of a night may for boeing as the airplanes are under investigation after back-to-back
known suspect in connection with the september 11th consulate attack has been released by officials in tunisia due to lack of evidence. >>> the u.s. preparing for a withdrawal from afghanistan by the end of 2014, the white house considering a plan that would leave no american troops behind, not even in supporting roles. that's according to a national security adviser in the administration. despite recommendations by general john allen for the u.s. to leave as many as 15,000 troops,...
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tunisia. >> pakistan? a minister that was attacked -- >> yes. i agree. but what do we do? there are people like him, the governor, who was assassinated because he criticized the blasphemy law himself son was actually accidentally kidnapped be the taliban and remains in captivity do we abandon this effort? do we reward his assassins? i'm trying to argue there's two groups here. he was a brave man, a moderate muslim trying to -- lost his life in this struggle going on for the control of the state, and my question is, how can we help people like him? and there are many -- benazir bhutto, yes, she was killed, but i would say she was the kind of person with a vision and that the interpretation of islam that we should be working with. so, i don't -- i think if we give up on the religion, that's what they want us to do. they want us to see all of them as this sort of extreme right wing, if you will, of islam. i don't think that's representative of a faith that covers a billion people all across the world. and so i just -- you can disagree with me but that's my interpretation. tha
tunisia. >> pakistan? a minister that was attacked -- >> yes. i agree. but what do we do? there are people like him, the governor, who was assassinated because he criticized the blasphemy law himself son was actually accidentally kidnapped be the taliban and remains in captivity do we abandon this effort? do we reward his assassins? i'm trying to argue there's two groups here. he was a brave man, a moderate muslim trying to -- lost his life in this struggle going on for the control...
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in tunisia, new protests broke out in the capital, demanding the end of the government. it was the second day of unrest sparked by the killing of a leading opposition figure. we have a report narrated by jonathan rugman of "independent television news." >> reporter: in tunis today, crowds converged on the interior ministry on the same spot where the so-called arab spring began two years ago. "the people want the downfall of the regime" the chant once again. but this time the tear gas came from police loyal not to a dictator but to tunisia's democratically elected government, one which now stands accuse of complicity in political assassination. the victim was chokri belaid, shot outside his home yesterday by a gunman on a motorbike. belaid had appeared on television the night before he died. the s.e.c. tar politician told his interview that tunisia's governing islamist party harbored religious factions which incited violence. his killing prompted the biggest explosion of anger since the revolution itself. groups claiming that revolution had been stolen by islamists who wo
in tunisia, new protests broke out in the capital, demanding the end of the government. it was the second day of unrest sparked by the killing of a leading opposition figure. we have a report narrated by jonathan rugman of "independent television news." >> reporter: in tunis today, crowds converged on the interior ministry on the same spot where the so-called arab spring began two years ago. "the people want the downfall of the regime" the chant once again. but this...
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major parties that is leading tunisia forward. in egypt, the prioritization the polarization between islamic factors and others, led to a step accords. today we could learn, we do not need to go to the same time to achieve democracy. i can assure you, people who lived under authoritarian rule and suffered from that, they yearn for those basic rights and freedoms we take for granted. once they are giving the opportunity and create the right structure -- and i believe there is an element of luck in doing this. you look at the american experience and the french experience. in this country, the second time we had it right. in france, they had it more than five times. with people now provided at high cost to achieve that democratic system, i'm optimistic about that. especially if you neutralize those external influences in the case of syria, the influence of iran, hezbollah, and if russia becomes a much more responsible country that finally decides to act responsibly, that could help as well. if syrians get to the other, they can find
major parties that is leading tunisia forward. in egypt, the prioritization the polarization between islamic factors and others, led to a step accords. today we could learn, we do not need to go to the same time to achieve democracy. i can assure you, people who lived under authoritarian rule and suffered from that, they yearn for those basic rights and freedoms we take for granted. once they are giving the opportunity and create the right structure -- and i believe there is an element of luck...
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in the case of tunisia, it did help spark an uprising that overthrew a hated dictator there. what is not to like? >> last week democracy now! spoke to wikileaks founder julian assange from ecuadorean embassy in london where he has been holed up for almost 11 months to avoid extradition to sweden. he fears from there he would be then be extradited to the u.s., where he fears a grand jury has secretly indicted him for publishing the diplomatic cables leaked by bradley manning chilean assange talked about the implications of bradley manning's trial. a quite also facing decent chance of life in prison. the life imprisonment charge comes from a very new claim of the pentagon that -- and the department of justice that is communicating with the journalists, is communicating to the public, it is communicating to al qaeda. there is no allegation that bradley manning intended to communicate to al qaeda. the only allegation is that he indirectly did so as a result of communicating with journalists, he communicated to the public. if that precedent is allowed to it means a first, potentia
in the case of tunisia, it did help spark an uprising that overthrew a hated dictator there. what is not to like? >> last week democracy now! spoke to wikileaks founder julian assange from ecuadorean embassy in london where he has been holed up for almost 11 months to avoid extradition to sweden. he fears from there he would be then be extradited to the u.s., where he fears a grand jury has secretly indicted him for publishing the diplomatic cables leaked by bradley manning chilean...
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i think first of all tunisias did not offer one two and i want to give them the benefit of the doubt. they have got this guy and identified him. trying to use him to find other people involved in this. that's the best hope i can get out of this. in terms of people testifying in front of the administration of course they can go forward and testify. are they going to give themselves in trouble for promotions for other things if they do it. a threat like that to somebody is in and ever itself against the law. this guy speaking with, you know, his voice covered up in darkness, i'm sure that he believes what he saw, but he still could come forward and i would be shocked if something were to happen to him and he didn't get a promotion that he wouldn't -- people wouldn't be all over about it. >> he is actually not one of the people who wants to testify. he claims that he knows that the perpetrator, the mastermind of the benghazi attack is free. he knows who he is and a lot of people do know it the actually people who want to come forward have been threatened saying, listen, if you do that. >
i think first of all tunisias did not offer one two and i want to give them the benefit of the doubt. they have got this guy and identified him. trying to use him to find other people involved in this. that's the best hope i can get out of this. in terms of people testifying in front of the administration of course they can go forward and testify. are they going to give themselves in trouble for promotions for other things if they do it. a threat like that to somebody is in and ever itself...
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., chechnya, kosovo, egypt, gaza, jordan, libya, tunisia and saudi arabia. this is seen as more evidence that al qaeda's islamist message is gaining traction in syria. the report reads in part, quote, the lion's share of foreign fighters dying in syria are fighting with the most hard-line organization involved in the uprising. the leader recently publicly sworn allegiance to al qaeda leader dr. al-zawahiri. they recently obtained the footage where al qaeda claims to hold training camps for teenage fighters within syria. while the claims can not be independently verified this is seen as more evidence that al qaeda wants to leverage deteriorating security conditions. this week the state department called on all foreign fighters to leave the country. >> well, let me just reiterate why we played the strong call we did. he wanted to send a message that this is of great concern. the, addition and the growth of foreign fighters including of course hezbollah, as the most prominent example. >> reporter: the new report draws on social media which is being used by extr
., chechnya, kosovo, egypt, gaza, jordan, libya, tunisia and saudi arabia. this is seen as more evidence that al qaeda's islamist message is gaining traction in syria. the report reads in part, quote, the lion's share of foreign fighters dying in syria are fighting with the most hard-line organization involved in the uprising. the leader recently publicly sworn allegiance to al qaeda leader dr. al-zawahiri. they recently obtained the footage where al qaeda claims to hold training camps for...
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he was freed january 7th after tunisia authorities cited a lack of evidence. >> a lot of these groups are emboldened after benghazi and series of missteps by the american groivment trying to investigate what happened in benghazi. >> after he was interviewed on al sharia posted pictures showing the three fbi agents involved. >> it was meant to be provocative and meant to show that the fbi cannot operate with total immunity else somewhere. >> the head of the house intelligence committee who is regularly briefed on the case says fbi agents are not getting enough support for their investigation. >> just not going well. it's slow. it is -- we're not getting great cooperation from governments that should be cooperating. number two, and it doesn't seem it's getting the resources and the attention the administration should give to it to it actually get to the bottom of this. >> fbi headquarters declined to comment. separately fox news was told that fbi agents got useful information when they questioned him but there was not enough to rule in him n. or out of benghazi attack, bill. >> bill: ca
he was freed january 7th after tunisia authorities cited a lack of evidence. >> a lot of these groups are emboldened after benghazi and series of missteps by the american groivment trying to investigate what happened in benghazi. >> after he was interviewed on al sharia posted pictures showing the three fbi agents involved. >> it was meant to be provocative and meant to show that the fbi cannot operate with total immunity else somewhere. >> the head of the house...
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in tunisia although we protected our embassy, our school was badly damaged. so we have to take a broader view. and i think that the arb gives us a start, but it's not the whole story. >> mr. grayson from florida. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you very much, secretary clinton, for your contributions to securing america's place in the world for the past four years and for your contributions towards world peace. the first question i'd like to ask you has to do with the accountability review report. the report does identify specifically people who were found to have endangered in the department in systemic failures and inefficiencies. i want to be clear. you were not one of those people, is that correct? >> that's correct. >> now, it was identified a report dating from the 1990s had said that the secretary should take a personal and active role in security. have you done that during your four years at the state department? >> i have been very attuned to the environment in which threats are occurring, the intelligence that is available. certainly not the s
in tunisia although we protected our embassy, our school was badly damaged. so we have to take a broader view. and i think that the arb gives us a start, but it's not the whole story. >> mr. grayson from florida. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you very much, secretary clinton, for your contributions to securing america's place in the world for the past four years and for your contributions towards world peace. the first question i'd like to ask you has to do with the...
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social and political upheaval in recent times. 60 musicians from arab countries including egypt, syria, tunisia, and algeria, have performed together for an historic concert together in berlin. >> they call themselves the arab youth philharmonic orchestra, and they performed at berlin's famous concert house as part of the young euro classic festival. >> they come from places wracked by conflict, places like syria, egypt, iraq, and libya, but they are united by a love of music. the orchestra was started by an egyptian who wants to encourage young musicians and show them that religion and politics are unimportant when it comes to making music. >> every member of the orchestra has a role to play. that way, they complement each other, and that is good for these young people, especially in their private lives because the intensity with which they play and harmony and friendship affects their lives and their relationships with other people. >> many of them were forced to leave theirom to flee from war and danger to study abroad. >> we are constantly waging war, but our weapon is the music. we are doi
social and political upheaval in recent times. 60 musicians from arab countries including egypt, syria, tunisia, and algeria, have performed together for an historic concert together in berlin. >> they call themselves the arab youth philharmonic orchestra, and they performed at berlin's famous concert house as part of the young euro classic festival. >> they come from places wracked by conflict, places like syria, egypt, iraq, and libya, but they are united by a love of music. the...
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when you look at the state of egypt, libya, the state of tunisia, and syria, something that started peacefully and now turned into an armed resistance. >> i think what we have had was dominated especially over the past two years by what we call counter revolution. meaning the forces of the old state have come back with venom in order to [ inaudible ] any hope that the democratic revolution sees the light. so in a sense what we have today is arab societies from tu any sha to yemen that now feel what does it mean to have that hope? to have those sentiments towards democracy instilled? and what does it mean for them to break with the fear of the past? so what we have now is simply soft power. there's a sentiment that total tear annism cannot come back. and now we have a fought between revolution and counter revolution. and that's why the arab world is paralyzed because of this fight. you see it in syria extremely violently. you see it in egypt moderately violent. so this is an on going struggle. >> and i think -- you know, it's important to point out that it seems that in a lot of these countries
when you look at the state of egypt, libya, the state of tunisia, and syria, something that started peacefully and now turned into an armed resistance. >> i think what we have had was dominated especially over the past two years by what we call counter revolution. meaning the forces of the old state have come back with venom in order to [ inaudible ] any hope that the democratic revolution sees the light. so in a sense what we have today is arab societies from tu any sha to yemen that now...
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has sort of become more concerned about the terrorism problem in places like libya, tunisia and egypt. so i think it's fascinating and extraordinary these two separate things happen on the same day. >> when you talk about the libya piece, the libyan government is now asking the u.s. ambassador to explain what happened. any time you sort of have an american operations -- an american operative on the ground doing anything, it is risk, as you point out. the question, i guess, is how does the u.s. tactically use these folks in a way that is both -- there is coverage and at the same time the host country is not alienated in the same way the libyans appear to be today. >> well, what the united states tended to do in the last decade, if they want to do an operation in a country where the u.s. is not officially at war, they put them under cia authority. for instance in the bin laden raid in 2011, they sent s.e.a.l.s in and didn't ask pakistani position but did it under cia authority. the really interesting case in libya, if it is under military authority and libyans didn't know anything about
has sort of become more concerned about the terrorism problem in places like libya, tunisia and egypt. so i think it's fascinating and extraordinary these two separate things happen on the same day. >> when you talk about the libya piece, the libyan government is now asking the u.s. ambassador to explain what happened. any time you sort of have an american operations -- an american operative on the ground doing anything, it is risk, as you point out. the question, i guess, is how does the...
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he was being held in tunisia. when he got released, you know, we covered it on this program because he received what appeared to be a hero's welcome, reportedly from the militant group which is -- who the u.s. intelligence said they believe were behind this attack in benghazi in the first place. why has no one else been brought in for questioning? >> i don't know. one of the most troubling things about what happened in benghazi in addition to the attack it is took weeks for the fbi to get to the scene. it was cnn that was able to go in and find documents before the fbi even got on the ground there. >> that's right. >> so it got off to a terribly slow start. it has been more than six months. these men and women are out there doing the intelligence work, working for the fbi. we do nothing but pat them on the back. they have a very difficult job. it's good to know that we're in pursuit. i hope that we're given unfeddered and immediate access to that person there in libya. i think one of the big questions will be with
he was being held in tunisia. when he got released, you know, we covered it on this program because he received what appeared to be a hero's welcome, reportedly from the militant group which is -- who the u.s. intelligence said they believe were behind this attack in benghazi in the first place. why has no one else been brought in for questioning? >> i don't know. one of the most troubling things about what happened in benghazi in addition to the attack it is took weeks for the fbi to get...
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talk with me more about that. >> well, you know early days in arab spring, in cairo, in tunisia they weren't long bearded militants like tehran in 1979. they were young modernists often secular still proud muslims. they didn't want to replay a civil law with shirea law. he has been co opted but part of that was because the foreign policy was complicity. they welcomed the muslim brotherhood and the white house doing that. we haven't been serious about getting behind executive forces. we were serious about getting behind anti communist parties in the cold war in europe. recreating that would be a much better way to go in my opinion. >> as you look at that part of the world it is volatile. we know terrorists are there. we know right next door the french are fighting in mali to drive out terrorists there. they have already asked for our help. we have a situation in turkey where we put patriot missiles on the ground to help them out they have a civil war next door playing out inside syria. going forward, i mean it sounds like this needs to be a part of the world where we engage but how do
talk with me more about that. >> well, you know early days in arab spring, in cairo, in tunisia they weren't long bearded militants like tehran in 1979. they were young modernists often secular still proud muslims. they didn't want to replay a civil law with shirea law. he has been co opted but part of that was because the foreign policy was complicity. they welcomed the muslim brotherhood and the white house doing that. we haven't been serious about getting behind executive forces. we...
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look at egypt, tunisia. women were on the front lines in many of these revolutions and now they are being shoved aside. there's a lot to be concerned. >> on the syrian issue, the foreign intervention on the syrian issue seems to me such a thorny thing. because at one time we're saying that foreign intervention is exacerbating the conflict because arms and money is flowing in. on the other side we're saying we need to bring it to close. those two things are at contention with each other. >> the foreign intervention takes the form of arms and training and support and encouraging -- >> to both sides. >> exactly. so the idea is not to intervene as we did in libya. >> we're not arming both sides. >> not to do what nato did to syria and libya. it's a different context. it's not a one size fits all and we've stein spill over from that. the where is we can come to a diplomatic and political solution. >> the problem with that is just to pick up on what he had just said. it involves dealing with the russians and the i
look at egypt, tunisia. women were on the front lines in many of these revolutions and now they are being shoved aside. there's a lot to be concerned. >> on the syrian issue, the foreign intervention on the syrian issue seems to me such a thorny thing. because at one time we're saying that foreign intervention is exacerbating the conflict because arms and money is flowing in. on the other side we're saying we need to bring it to close. those two things are at contention with each other....
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social and political upheaval in recent times. 60 musicians from arab countries including egypt, syria, tunisia, and algeria, have performed together for an historic concert together in berlin. >> they call themselves the arab youth philharmonic orchestra, and they performed at berlin's famous concert house as part of the young euro classic festival. >> they come from places wracked by conflict, places like syria, egypt, iraq, and libya, but they are united by a love of music. the orchestra was started by an egyptian who wants to encourage young musicians and show them that religion and politics are unimportant when it comes to making music. >> every member of the orchestra has a role to play. that way, they complement each other, and that is good for these young people, especially in their private lives because the intensity with which they play and harmony and friendship affects their lives and their relationships with other people. >> many of them were forced to leave their homes, to flee from war and danger to study abroad. >> we are constantly waging war, but our weapon is the music. we ar
social and political upheaval in recent times. 60 musicians from arab countries including egypt, syria, tunisia, and algeria, have performed together for an historic concert together in berlin. >> they call themselves the arab youth philharmonic orchestra, and they performed at berlin's famous concert house as part of the young euro classic festival. >> they come from places wracked by conflict, places like syria, egypt, iraq, and libya, but they are united by a love of music. the...